ABSTRACT

This book proposes that the age-old rules and virtues of friendship lie at the heart of all forms of psychotherapy and counselling. It explains the philosophical, technical, political, and ethical aspects of three different approaches to therapy.

chapter One|17 pages

Introduction to the issues

chapter Three|12 pages

The humanistic approach

chapter Four|15 pages

The psychodynamic approach

chapter Five|14 pages

Applied science/technology

chapter Seven|14 pages

Therapy: Cracks in the foundations

chapter Eight|10 pages

The client’s perspective

chapter Nine|10 pages

Do-it-yourself (DIY) therapy

chapter Ten|16 pages

Therapy as social regulation

chapter Eleven|16 pages

Ethics, therapy, and friendship